Hello, I run a business which may help out those heading to Adelaide for the TDU from Sydney. http://www.bikeshuttle.com.au will carrying bikes from Sydney to Adelaide - no need to box your bike, put in taxi/plane etc etc. More info can be found on the site. AUbicycles has given me the OK to post this.

Ni78ck, fortunately it's only 600m long. The biggest problem will be from riders zig-zagging or stopping halfway up if it's crowded. Also just when you think you've done the climb it kicks again so just pace yourself and try and find some room.

you cannot be sirrus wrote:Ni78ck, fortunately it's only 600m long. The biggest problem will be from riders zig-zagging or stopping halfway up if it's crowded. Also just when you think you've done the climb it kicks again so just pace yourself and try and find some room.

thanks for the tip, i have never been to adelaide so im looking forward to riding all week. there is 12 or so many of us coming from sydney, to tackle the hills

Team BMC will return to Adelaide in January to compete in the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under but former world champion Cadel Evans will not be amongst their seven-man line-up...Despite this, BMC, who recently achieved ProTeam status, will send a strong team, which includes the likes of Alessandro Ballan, Alexander Kristoff and new recruit Amael Moinard.

Team BMC will return to Adelaide in January to compete in the 2011 Santos Tour Down Under but former world champion Cadel Evans will not be amongst their seven-man line-up...Despite this, BMC, who recently achieved ProTeam status, will send a strong team, which includes the likes of Alessandro Ballan, Alexander Kristoff and new recruit Amael Moinard.

Pretty disapointed that press accreditation has been refused for BikePure by the organisers. Aussie cycling could have made a real statement with that kind of support. Still, Andy from BikePure is looking for volunteers to hand out wristbands at the Tour. Email him if you're keen or tweet him @BikePure

no it looked like what I could gather as I was powering ( read in SHUT UP LEGS pain of massive proportions! ) as I rode by (trying to not spin the rear tyre or lift the front too high in the air) was that they were making the verge bigger...

i.e. most of it had been washed away with the rain, and some poor councillor probably thinks its likely that they will get sued by someone spectating the race....

also of note was that there is now a street sign saying "checker hill"

so sadly they have not knocked the top off the hill.... but the decent is pretty cool tho!!!

oh and for the record, did part 2 of the recon today.... and got from hanhdorf to strathalbyn return done nicely!!!

the decent from medows is going to be a FAST one..... and in the real race I think this will be the draw back to any breakaway!!!

Well I tried Checker Hill for the first time (from the Forreston side - which will actually be the decent for the MCC). All i can say is OMG I think I broke an aorta!

There would be small sections in the hairpins which would probably be 45%+. I was lifting the front wheel off the ground, but the come to a grinding halt not able to push forward. Not moving forward means that the bike falls over! and too rooted to release from the pedals I just fell into the bank. None the less I think i have lots more training to do, and my expectation would be for the above experience to be somewhat common during the MCC so beware.

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